New Delhi, Apr 1 Cooperation Minister Amit Shah told Parliament on Wednesday that Bharat Taxi – the government-backed cooperative ride-hailing platform – is facing early-stage challenges, including stiff competition from established private aggregators like Ola and Uber, and resistance to...
New Delhi, March 27 Highlighting the increasing role of women in leadership, Union Minister Jitendra Singh stated that India must become accustomed to being led by women and that men should change their mindsets accordingly.While addressing the Associated Chambers of Commerce and Industry of...
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Today, the Union Cabinet approved the launch and implementation of the Regional Connectivity Scheme – Modified UDAN, for a period of ten years from 2026-27 to 2035-36, with a total budget of 28,840 crore rupees. Speaking to the media after the Cabinet meeting in New Delhi, Information and...
New Delhi, March 17 Cooperation Minister Amit Shah said on Tuesday that the cooperative-led ride-hailing platform, Bharat Taxi, has 21.34 lakh registered users and 2.31 lakh drivers as of March 1.Bharat Taxi, established by eight national cooperative institutions, was officially launched on...
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New Delhi, March 13 Housing sales across India's top 50 cities fell by 3% last year to 6.14 lakh units, while increasing by 16% in value to Rs 8.46 lakh crore, according to CREDAI and Liases Foras.On Friday, the realtors' apex body, the Confederation of Real Estate Developers' Associations of...
New Delhi, March 12 Amazon India's B2B platform, Amazon Business, has recorded a 35 per cent year-on-year growth in annual sales in 2025, a senior company official said on Thursday.Amazon Business Director Mitranjan Bhaduri said the platform offers a catalog of over 19 crore products from more...
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Mumbai, March 8 Progcap, a fintech company focused on MSMEs, said on Sunday that its ProgShakti initiative has enabled over ₹10,000 crore in credit to women entrepreneurs since its launch in March last year, offering collateral-free loans of up to ₹10 lakh. The initiative aims to provide...
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New Delhi, March 2 Amazon India announced 'Zero Referral Fee' on over 12.5 crore products on Monday, a move the e-commerce giant said aims to accelerate growth for lakhs of sellers across the country.Building on last year's fee revision, the company has expanded zero referral fee coverage from...
Bengaluru, February 25 Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister D K Shivakumar has expressed his support for the induction of "new blood" into the cabinet, stating that the old guard cannot continue indefinitely, and that "fresh thinking" is vital for the party's future.Speaking to reporters here on...
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New Delhi, February 19 Over the past decade, PhonePe has evolved from a pioneering UPI platform into what many consider a "fully diversified fintech platform".With over 65 crore registered users and a merchant acceptance network of more than 4.7 crore, spanning from major cities to remote...
Mumbai, February 16 Tata Group's retail firm, Trent, is looking to expand further into tier 3 and tier 4 cities, amid a macro market that is expected to be much more attractive in the coming years, a top company executive said on Monday.He also said that urban demand seems to be gradually...
February 14, New Delhi – The Union Cabinet, chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, approved the launch of the Urban Challenge Fund (UCF) with a total Central Assistance (CA) of Rs. 1 lakh crore. The CA will cover 25% of the project cost, subject to raising a minimum of 50% of the project cost...
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